zaabu

Luganda

Alternative forms

  • zawaabu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili dhahabu, from Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Noun

zaabu (class III, plural zaabu, base state only)

  1. gold
    Omukazi ayambadde ebikomo bya zaabu. ― The woman is wearing gold jewelry.
    Abazungu baasima zaabu mu Uganda. ― The Europeans mined gold in Uganda.

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